Saw-setting machine.



. H. WATKINS.

SAW SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILTED JULY 10, 1907. J

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

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H. WATKINS.

SAW SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1907.

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HARRY WATKINS, 0F UTICA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 DELOS DE WOLF SMYTI-I, OF UTICA, NEW YORK.

SAW-SETTING MACHINE.

Application filed July 10, 1907.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY WATKINS, of Utica, in the county of Oneida, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Saw-Setting Machines, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and eXact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in saw setting machines of the class set forth in the patent to Watkins and Dye, No. 839,909, issued January 1, 1907 and is particularly useful in setting the teeth 0 band saws.

The main object of my present invention is to provide adjustable means for frictionally holding and guiding the saw close to the saw -setting teeth to prevent buckling or kinking of the bladeduring the setting operation and at the same time to prevent lateral springing of the blade so that the setting of the teeth will be more permanent sitating a repetition of the operation.

Other objects and uses will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section of a saw setting machine embodying the various features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan partly in section of the same device,

and Figs. t and 5 are horizontal sectional views taken respectively on lines k4 and 55, Fig. 2.

In carrying out the objects stated I provide a suitable upright supporting frame l which is adapted to be secured by any suitable fastening means as bolts 2 to a bench or other available support 3. The base of this frame 1 is provided with laterally projecting flanges -L- and 5 spaced apart for receiving between them a nut 6 and operating lever 7. These flanges 4. and 5 are formed with vertically alined openings -8 registering with the threaded aperture in the nut 6 for receiving a screw stud -9, which is adjustable vertically by means of the nut 6. The upper end of the screw bolt 9 is provided with a head 10 having slotted bearing 11 for receiving and guiding the lower edge of the saw 12- and also supporting an arm 13 which extends in the direction of movement of the saw 12. The forward end of this arm 13 is provided with a transverse opening l4 for receiving a nut 15 which is engaged by a vertically adjustable screw l6, the latter being guided in vertical openings 17 and being slotted at its upper end for receiving the back edge of the saw and further'guiding it in its longitudinal movement. The upper flange 5 is provided with a pair of upright arms 18 at opposite sides of the screw head 10 and slotted longitudinally for receiving the adjacent end of the arm 18, the slots as 19-, being somewhat longer vertically than the vertical width of the arm 13 to permit a limited vertical adjustment of the saw guides 1l and 17 for different widths of saws. The upper edges of the arms 18 are provided with a pair of forwardly converging grooves 20 located at opposite sides of and equi-distant from the slot in the saw guide llfor receiving corresponding ribs 21 of adjustable clamping plates 22 which are adapted to frictionally engage opposite sides of the saw blade to guide and to hold the saw in its longitudinal movement against springing laterally or buckling during the setting operation. The meeting faces of these plates 22 are parallel and owing to the fact that their flanges 21- and the guides 20 taper or converge forwardly in the direction of the feed of the saw l2, it is evident that by adjusting these plates forwardly, their meeting faces will be brought closer together and by adjusting them in the opposite direction, said meeting faces will be brought farther apart to accommodate them to different thicknesses of saws and also to vary the friction. These plates are held in their adjusted position by clamping screws 24 which are passed through threaded apertures in the upper ends of the arms l8 and engage the flanges 21 as best seen in Fig. 5.

Secured in the upper end of the upright frame l is a laterally projecting stud 26 upon which is journaled a gear 27- having a reduced threaded hub 28 for receiving a saw setting disk 29, the latter being clamped in place against the adjacent face of the gear 27 by a hand nut 30 on the reduced threaded hub 28, while the gear 27- is held upon the stud 26- by a removable cap screw -31. The saw setting disk 29 is of such diameter that its lower side travels in close proximity to the upper faces of the plates -22 with the adjacent beveled sides of the saw setting teeth .as 38 in vertical registration with the meeting faces of said plates and also with the saw blade which is held between the plates against lateral movement. disk -29 is of the usual type having the outer faces of opposite teeth beveled in opposite directions so as to set alternate teeth of the saw in opposite directions as the disk is rotated and the saw fed longitudinally along the guides lland 17 and between the plates -22.

By arranging the plates 22 in close proximity to the lower side of the saw set ting disk, and making them adjustable, it is obvious that the saw blade will be prevented from lateral springing, kinking or buckling during the operation of setting the teeth and although I have described a specific construction for effecting this result it is evident that other equivalent mechanisms may be employed without departing from the spirit of this invention.

The disk 29- is made removable from the hub 28 by simply removing the hand-nut -30 but is held from rotation by a stud 3L projecting from the gear 27 into an aperture 35- in the disk.

The upright frame 1 is provided with a laterally projecting arm 36 having secured thereto, a pair of studs 37- and 38 upon which are loosely journaled intermeshing spur gears 39- and 4:0'

the latter meshing with the gear 27-.

The gear 39 is provided with a reduced threaded hub .1 receiving a saw feeding toothed disk 42 which is clamped in place against the adjacent face of the gear -39 by a lock nut fl:3' on the hub 4l1. This hub 41 is provided with an angular extension &4 for receiving a hand-crank 45 and is held upon the stud 37 by a cap screw -4:6. The teeth of the disk i2 are spaced to correspond with and engage the teeth of the saw 12 to feed the latter in the direction indicated by arrow X, Fig. 1, said disk together with the gear 39 being rotated by means of the crank arm -5 and rotary motion is transmitted from the gear 39 by the idler 40 to the gear -27 and saw setting disk 29, so that both of the disks 89 and -29 are rotated in the same direction, the teeth of the saw set ting disk corresponding to and aiding in the feeding of the teeth of the saw in the direction of arrow X- as said disks are rotated.

In operation, the saw 12- is placed in position in the guides -11 and -17 which are adjusted by means of the screws The saw setting guide plates arranged in operative relation e and ie to bring the teeth of the saw into proper relation with the saw setting disk 29 and saw feeding disk 89, and the guide plates 22- are then adjusted to engage opposite faces of the blade of the saw by simply loosening the screws 2t and sliding the blades 22 endwise to their proper positions, after which the screws are tightened to hold the plates in place. Now by rotating the crank arm l5 in the direction indicated by arrow -y, Fig. l, the saw 12 will be fed in the direction indicated by arrow X and at the same time the saw setting disk will be simultaneously rotated to engage its beveled teeth with those of thesaw thereby setting alternate teeth of said saw in opposite directions.

What I claim is:

1. In a saw setting machine, means for.

frictionally holding and guiding the saw to prevent buckling of the blade during the setting operation, said means comprising a vertically adjustable member provided with a head having a slotted bearing for receiv% ing the edge of the saw, said slotted bearing extending tangentially with respect to the periphery of a saw setting disk, a support for said member, a vertically disposed yoke mounted upon said support and having. arms, one arranged at each side of and proi j ecting above the head, and adjustable guide plates for the saw, said guide plates mounted in the arms of the yoke and arranged above the head.

2. In a saw setting machine, means for frictionally holding and guiding :the saw to prevent buckling of the blade during the setting operation, said means comprising a vertically adjustable member provided with a head having a slotted bearing for receiving the edge of the saw,-said'slotted bearing extending tangentially with respect to the periphery of a saw setting disk, supporting means for said member, a vertically extending lug mounted upon said supporting means and having its arms, one arranged at each side of and projecting above the head, and adjustable guide plates for the saw, said guide plates mounted in the said arms and arranged above the head, and means engaging with said member for adjusting it. 3. In a saw setting machine, means for frictionally holding and guiding the saw to prevent buckling of the saw during the set ting operation, said means comprising a vertical member provided with a head'at its upper end, a slotted bearing carried by the head, said slotted bearing adapted to receive the'lower edge of the saw and extending tangentially with respect to the periphery of a saw disk, supporting means for said The ber, adjustable guide plates for the saw, an g with respect to said slotted bearing,and sup 313 porting means for the guide plates, said supporting means for the guide plates mounted upon the supporting means for said member.

4:. In a saw setting machine, means for frictionally holding and guiding the saw to prevent buckling of the saw during the setting operation, said means comprising a Vertical member provided with a head at its upper end, a slotted bearing carried by the head, said slotted bearing adapted to receive the lower edge of the saw and extending tangentially with respect to the periphery of a saw disk, adjustable guide plates for the saw, said guide plates arranged in operative relation with respect to said slotted s bearing, supporting means for said member,

supporting means for the guide plates said supporting means for the guide plates mounted upon the supporting means for said member, and means for adjusting said 20 HARRY WATKINS.

Witnesses:

MILDRED M. No'r'r, G. M. MoGoRMAoK. 

